Milking-stool.



D. A. VANDBVEER.

MILKING STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.3,1914.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

El wumtoz D. 9. VHN DEvEErz DENT A. VANDEVEER, OF CREIGHTON, NEBRASKA.

MILKING-STOOL.

Application filed October 3, 1914.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DENT A. VANDEVEER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Creighton, in the county of Knox and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Milking-Stools, of whichthe following is'a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying draw in s.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stools and moreparticularly to a combined stool and pail holder adapted to be used byfarmers and dairymen, the main object of the present invention being theprovision of a device of the above character whereby a pail may besupported while a person is milking the cow and at the same timeprovides a suitable seat for the milker.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device ofthe above character which will possess advantages in points ofefficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at thesame time, is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a front elevation of my improved stool and milk pail supporter. Fig.2 is a side elevation; and Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

In carrying out my invention, I provide the supporting legs 1 and 2, theleg 1 being arranged at one end of the device, While the legs 2 arearranged in spaced relation at the other end of the device. Thesesupporting legs are securely held in an upright position against lateralmovement by means of the lower brace members 3. The legs 2 constitute aportion of the stool, which supports the seat 4.

Mounted upon the upper ends of the sup porting leg 1 and securedthereto, is a ring 5, one edge of which rests upon the supporting leg 1,while the opposed edge is supported by means of the brace member 6 whichextends downwardly to one edge of the seat 4 and is secured thereto, asshown at 7. This brace member 6 then extends downwardly and is securedto the supporting leg Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

' Serial No. 864,875.

1, at a point where the brace members 3 meet the same. From this it willbe apparent that the inner edge of the ring 5 is supported and the seatat is also retained in a horizontal position. In order to furthersupport the ring 5, a pair of spaced horizontal brace members 8 areprovided, the upper ends of which are arranged beneath the ring 5 atopposite points thereon.

It will be'noted that after the brace members 8 have been arranged inposition and the upper ends secured to the ring 5, these brace memberswill extend downwardly and be secured to the supporting leg 2 at a pointwhere the brace members 3 connect thereto. From this it will be apparentthat the pail supporting ring 5 and the seat 4 are securely retained intheir effective positions. In order to support milk pails of varioussizes Within the ring 5, I provide a spring member 9 which issubstantially arcuate in shape,

one end thereof being rigidly secured to the inner surface of the ring5, as shown at 10, while the other end thereof is attached to a movableblock 11, said block having a longitudinal bore adapted to receive thering 5 and to be slidably mounted thereon.

In order to secure the block 11 in various adjusted positions, I providea set screw 12 which is carried by the block and extends through thesame to engage with the ring 5, so that the spring member 9 can bequickly and readily adjusted to engage the outer surface of milk pailsof various sizes.

It will be apparent from the foregoing de scription taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing that I have provided a simple and durabledevice whereby the milker is provided with a suitable seat and, at thesame time, the milk pail may be supported in an operative position, sothat the milker can use both hands during the operation. It will also beapparent that various size milk pails may be supported within the ring 5and can be quickly and readily placed therein or removed. My improveddevice, as herein shown and described, is extremely simple inconstruction and can be manufactured and placed upon the market at acomparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myinvention into practice, without sacrificing any of the novel featuresor departing from the scope of the invention, as defined by the appendedclaim.

Having thus described this invention, What I claim is v i A milkingstool including spaced standards, a seat mounted upon the upper ends ofsaid standards, a supporting leg arranged in spaced relation with thestandards, a pail supporting ring having one edge thereof mounted uponthe leg, divergent brace members havingone of their ends connected tothe supporting leg and their other ends to each of the standards,including brace members having their other ends connected with the pailsupporting ring and their lower ends connected to the spaced'standards,and V a second brace member having its upper end connected with the pailsupporting ring opposite the supporting leg and thence inclinedrearwardly and connected With the seat, thence inclined forwardly andconnected to the supporting leg at a point adjacent the connection ofthe divergent'brace members, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

A. J. LUNEBlJRG, M. A. GALLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

